Two Russian internationals arrested after violent attacks

Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev were caught on CCTV carrying out attack

Judges have ordered Russia international footballers Aleksandr Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev be detained in custody prior to being tried on accusations of carrying out violent attacks in central Moscow. Video: Reuters

Russian soccer player Alexander Kokorin, who was detained and accused of carrying out attacks, attends a court hearing in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

A Moscow court ordered the arrest of Russian soccer internationals Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev late on Thursday after they were charged over violent attacks in central Moscow.

Zenit St Petersburg forward Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Mamayev could face jail and will be held in custody for two months over the attacks captured on CCTV on October 8th.

Footage circulated widely by Russian media shows a man being kicked and punched by a group of people and another incident in which two civil servants appeared to be assaulted in a cafe. The two footballers were present at both incidents.

The court also ordered Kokorin’s younger brother, Kirill, be held for two months.

The three men have been charged with hooliganism, the court said, which carries a jail term of up to seven years.

Pavel Mamayev at the hearing. Photo: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

Kokorin told the court he repented and apologised to one of the victims, but the court rejected his lawyer’s request to release him pending trial, RIA news agency reported.

The soccer players also face possible sanctions from their clubs.

Kokorin has 48 caps for Russia but missed this year’s World Cup in his home country with a knee injury. Mamayev has represented the national team 15 times but also was not included on the world cup squad.

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